This is just sick
- Thread starter Miles
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Unfortunetly, this practice does happen in Asia...anything to create a new "buzz" about discus. And yes, they do cut the tails off. They do it typically between the sizes of 1/2"-3/4" when they are still very young and developing. I have actually had several tailess discus fry come from a few pairs over the years and I can say that they are not affected by it at all. Its kinda cool to watch em swim though. Regardless, there is a difference between mutilation, and a birth defect....which is also how that whole trend started in the first place. Quite sad indeed.
-Ryan
-Ryan
I doubt they will be around long. Most discus keepers tend to lean towards as pure a fish (outside of color variations) at they can get....much like most cichlid keepers, so the lack of demand will soon make them not worth producing.
"J"
"J"
I thought some of the things they did to blood parrots was wrong, but this is garenteed to kill a delicate fish like discus 
Are they cut or is someone breeding a "sport" strain? If they are sports it is no worse then longfin strains of danios or any number of golfish types.
